# who could stand?

The speaker uses this question to express the futility of thinking that anyone could stand in this situation. This rhetorical question can be translated as a statement. AT: "no one could stand." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])

# who could stand

"Stand" often represents escaping or surviving when someone attacks. In this case, it would be to escape from being being punished. AT: "no one could escape from your punishment" or "no one could survive your punishment" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])